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Richard "Groove" Holmes

Richard "Groove" Holmes is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jimmy Smith, Lou Rawls, Dakota Staton, Gerald Wilson and Les McCann. Those roots explain a lot about how Richard "Groove" Holmes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reuben Wilson, Jack McDuff, Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and Idris Muhammad, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Weldon Irvine and Jimmy McGriff, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 21 connections around Richard "Groove" Holmes, reaching back through Jimmy Smith and forward to Weldon Irvine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Richard "Groove" HolmesJimmy SmithLou RawlsDakota StatonGerald WilsonLes McCannWeldon IrvineJimmy McGriffReuben WilsonJack McDuffGene Harris & The Th…Delvon Lamarr Organ …Idris MuhammadDizzy GillespieEddie HendersonLafayette Afro Rock …

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Richard "Groove" Holmes connections

Richard "Groove" Holmes grew out of Jimmy Smith, Lou Rawls, Dakota Staton and Gerald Wilson, shares an orbit with Reuben Wilson, Jack McDuff, Gene Harris & The Three Sounds and Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, went on to shape Weldon Irvine and Jimmy McGriff. 21 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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